Argentina was hit hard during 2020 by the Covid-19 pandemic and a new series of demand-side shocks that have pummeled an already struggling economy. Argentina has reported over 40,000 confirmed deaths from Covid-19. With inflation nearing 40% and its Central Bank short on dollars, Argentina is facing renewed pressure to devalue its currency. President Alberto Fernandez and his government are also working to renegotiate $44 billion in loans the country owes the Internati

Mexico has ample opportunities to attract solar and wind energy investment, but recent legal and regulatory changes are scaring investors and derailing climate goals. Mexico’s government has worked to implement reforms that will hinder privately funded renewable energy projects. The rule changes allow the country’s state-run electricity company, the CFE, to turn away from less expensive electricity produced from solar and wind, and prioritize electricity produced by st

Over five years have passed since Honduran environmental activist Berta Cáceres was killed on March 3, 2016. Over the last half decade investigations and trials have shone some light on the overlapping ties between Honduras’ insular group of political and business elites and organized crime groups. In 2021, the U.S. State Department accused former Honduran President Jose Lobo Sosa of accepting bribes from drug trafficking organizations. In March 2021, a judge in New York s

In 2021, Colombia’s longstanding problems of social cleavages, inequality, limited state capacity, violent crime and armed conflict have exacerbated the challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic. Over the past year, President Ivan Duque has confronted street protests in major cities by sending heavy-handed riot police officers to battle citizens who are voicing legitimate grievances. Over 100,000 Colombians have died of Covid-19. Colombia is the second most unequal econom